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Sartre's Critique Of Dialectical Reason And The Inevitability Of Violence: Human Freedom In The Milieu Of Scarcity, Michael Monahan Jan 2008

Sartre's Critique Of Dialectical Reason And The Inevitability Of Violence: Human Freedom In The Milieu Of Scarcity, Michael Monahan

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In his Critique of Dialectical Reason, Sartre argues that it is the milieu of scarcity that generates human conflict. His account of scarcity is rather ambiguous however, and at points he seems to claim that conflict is inevitable given the context of scarcity. In this article I provide a brief account of Sartre's position, and offer a critical evaluation of that position. Finally, I argue that Sartre's claims regarding the necessity of conflict are excessive, and that the resources provided in the Critique offer a means to re-evaluate our relationship to scarcity.


Augustine's Inversion Of 1 John 4:8, Roland Teske Jan 2008

Augustine's Inversion Of 1 John 4:8, Roland Teske

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Cultural Imperialism [Encyclopedia Entry], Theresa W. Tobin Oct 2007

Cultural Imperialism [Encyclopedia Entry], Theresa W. Tobin

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No abstract provided.


Africana Philosophy: Globalizing The Diversity Curriculum, Michael Monahan Oct 2007

Africana Philosophy: Globalizing The Diversity Curriculum, Michael Monahan

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From Being To Givenness And Back: Some Remarks On The Meaning Of Transcendental Idealism In Kant And Husserl, Sebastian Luft Sep 2007

From Being To Givenness And Back: Some Remarks On The Meaning Of Transcendental Idealism In Kant And Husserl, Sebastian Luft

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This paper takes a fresh look at a classical theme in philosophical scholarship, the meaning of transcendental idealism, by contrasting Kant’s and Husserl’s versions of it. I present Kant’s transcendental idealism as a theory distinguishing between the world as in-itself and as given to the experiencing human being. This reconstruction provides the backdrop for Husserl’s transcendental phenomenology as a brand of transcendental idealism expanding on Kant: through the phenomenological reduction Husserl universalizes Kant’s transcendental philosophy to an eidetic science of subjectivity. He thereby furnishes a new sense of transcendental philosophy, rephrases the quid iurisquestion, and provides a new conception of …


On Their Own Ground: Strategies Of Resistance For Sunni Muslim Women, Theresa W. Tobin Aug 2007

On Their Own Ground: Strategies Of Resistance For Sunni Muslim Women, Theresa W. Tobin

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Drawing from work in feminist moral philosophy, Tobin argues that the most common methodology used in practical ethics is a questionable methodology for addressing practical problems across diverse cultural contexts because the kind of impartiality it requires is neither feasible nor desirable. She then defends an alternative methodology for practical ethics in a global context and uses her proposed methodology to evaluate a problem that confronts many Sunni Muslim women around the world.


The Practice Of Self-Overcoming: Nietzschean Reflections On The Martial Arts, Michael Monahan May 2007

The Practice Of Self-Overcoming: Nietzschean Reflections On The Martial Arts, Michael Monahan

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Review Of Injustice And Rectification By Rodney C. Roberts, Michael Monahan Mar 2007

Review Of Injustice And Rectification By Rodney C. Roberts, Michael Monahan

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Aesthetics Into The Twenty-First Century, Curtis Carter Jan 2007

Aesthetics Into The Twenty-First Century, Curtis Carter

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The new concerns facing aestheticians in the twenty-first century require serious attention if the discipline is to maintain continued viability as an intellectual discipline. Just as art changes as cultures develop, so must aesthetics. In support of this view is a personal account of evolving engagement with aesthetics and the factors that led to embracing change and a plurality of practices as essential to the health of aesthetic today. A brief examination of the state of aesthetics as it has evolved in the American Society for Aesthetics since its inception in the 1940s will follow. These two lines of development, …


Keith Haring. Artre Per Tutti, Curtis Carter Jan 2007

Keith Haring. Artre Per Tutti, Curtis Carter

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The Subjectivity Of Effective History And The Suppressed Husserlian Elements In Gadamer’S Philosophical Hermeneutics, Sebastian Luft Jan 2007

The Subjectivity Of Effective History And The Suppressed Husserlian Elements In Gadamer’S Philosophical Hermeneutics, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

This essay makes two claims. The first, exegetical, point shows that there are Husserlian elements in Gadamer’s hermeneutics that are usually overlooked. The second, systematic, claim takes issue with the fact that Gadamer saw himself in alliance with the project of the later Heidegger. It would have been more fruitful had Gadamer aligned himself with Husserl and the enlightenment tradition. following Heidegger in his concept of “effective history,” Gadamer risks betraying the main tenets of the enlightenment by shifting the weight from subjectivity to effective history as the “agent” in history. This is not a wholesale dismissal of Gadamer’s project, …


Germany's Metaphysical War. Reflections On War By Two Representatives Of German Philosophy: Max Scheler And Paul Natorp, Sebastian Luft Jan 2007

Germany's Metaphysical War. Reflections On War By Two Representatives Of German Philosophy: Max Scheler And Paul Natorp, Sebastian Luft

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Desde El Ser A Lo Dado Y Desde Lo Dado Al Ser: Algunos Comentarios Sobre El Significado Del Trascendentalismo Ideal En Kant Y Husserl, Sebastian Luft Jan 2007

Desde El Ser A Lo Dado Y Desde Lo Dado Al Ser: Algunos Comentarios Sobre El Significado Del Trascendentalismo Ideal En Kant Y Husserl, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

This paper takes a fresh look at a classical theme in philosophical scholarship, the meaning of transcendental idealism, by contrasting Kant's and Husserl's versions thereof. I present Kant's transcendental idealism as a theory distinguishing between the world as in-itself and as given to the experiencing human being. This reconstruction provides the backdrop for Husserl's transcendental phenomenology as a brand of transcendental idealism expanding on Kant: Through the phenomenological reduction Husserl universalizes Kant's transcendental philosophy to an eidetic science of subjectivity. He thereby furnishes a new sense of transcendental philosophy, rephrases the 'quid iuris?,' and provides a new conception of the …


Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter Jan 2007

Invented Worlds: India Through The Camera Lens Of Waswo X. Waswo, Curtis Carter

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No abstract provided.


Race, Colorblindness, And Continental Philosophy, Michael Monahan Nov 2006

Race, Colorblindness, And Continental Philosophy, Michael Monahan

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

The "colorblind" society is often offered as a worthy ideal for individual interaction as well as public policy. The ethos of liberal democracy would seem indeed to demand that we comport ourselves in a manner completely indifferent to race (and class, and gender, and so on). But is this ideal of colorblindness capable of fulfillment? And whether it is or not, is it truly a worthy political goal? In order to address these questions, one must first explore the nature of "race" itself. Is it ultimately real, or merely an illusion? What kind of reality, if any, does it have, …


Ciceronian Business Ethics, Owen Goldin Nov 2006

Ciceronian Business Ethics, Owen Goldin

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Restorative Justice And Reparations, Margaret Urban Walker Oct 2006

Restorative Justice And Reparations, Margaret Urban Walker

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Recognition Beyond Struggle: On A Liberatory Account Of Hegelian Recognition, Michael Monahan Jul 2006

Recognition Beyond Struggle: On A Liberatory Account Of Hegelian Recognition, Michael Monahan

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

The article discusses the concept of Hegelian recognition. The four central tenets of the agonistic interpretation of Hegelian recognition are discussed. First, recognition requires participants to occupy one of the two roles such as recognizer and recognizee. Moreover, it asserts that recognition is a relation of asymmetry. The article addresses the concept of pure recognition. In this concept, the agent is able to exist as a self-conscious agent for another self-conscious agent. Furthermore, the uses and abuses of recognition are also addressed.


Liberalism As Religion, Howard P. Kainz May 2006

Liberalism As Religion, Howard P. Kainz

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.


The Condition Of Possibility Of Transcendental Philosophy, Sebastian Luft Feb 2006

The Condition Of Possibility Of Transcendental Philosophy, Sebastian Luft

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No abstract provided.


Conceptual Art East And West: A Base For Global Art Or The End Of Art?, Curtis L. Carter Jan 2006

Conceptual Art East And West: A Base For Global Art Or The End Of Art?, Curtis L. Carter

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No abstract provided.


The Cycle Of Violence, Margaret Urban Walker Jan 2006

The Cycle Of Violence, Margaret Urban Walker

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No abstract provided.


The Curious Case Of Care And Restorative Justice In The U.S. Context, Margaret Urban Walker Jan 2006

The Curious Case Of Care And Restorative Justice In The U.S. Context, Margaret Urban Walker

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No abstract provided.


History Of Aesthetics: 1966-2006, Curtis Carter Jan 2006

History Of Aesthetics: 1966-2006, Curtis Carter

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Introduction [To Perspectives On Art At The Haggerty Museum], Curtis Carter Jan 2006

Introduction [To Perspectives On Art At The Haggerty Museum], Curtis Carter

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Rembrandt Workshop, The Philosopher, Ca. 1660, Sebastian Luft Jan 2006

Rembrandt Workshop, The Philosopher, Ca. 1660, Sebastian Luft

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Railroads And The American Industrial Landscape: Ted Rose Paintings And Photographs, Curtis Carter Jan 2006

Railroads And The American Industrial Landscape: Ted Rose Paintings And Photographs, Curtis Carter

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No abstract provided.


Rudolph Ernst, A Moor Robing After The Bath, Curtis L. Carter Jan 2006

Rudolph Ernst, A Moor Robing After The Bath, Curtis L. Carter

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Of Batcaves And Clock-Towers: Living Damaged Lives In Gotham City, James B. South Jan 2006

Of Batcaves And Clock-Towers: Living Damaged Lives In Gotham City, James B. South

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Natorp, Husserl Und Das Problem Der Kontinuität Von Leben, Wissenschaft Und Philosophie, Sebastian Luft Jan 2006

Natorp, Husserl Und Das Problem Der Kontinuität Von Leben, Wissenschaft Und Philosophie, Sebastian Luft

Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications

In this paper I compare and contrast Natorp’s and Husserl’s philosophies as to their programmatic and systematic profiles. I will begin by giving an assessment of their relationship and mutual influence, something that many scholars believe had been done exhaustively in Kern’s initial study of 1964 on the relation between Husserl and Kant and the neo-Kantians. Indeed, this topic – in general, the relation between phenomenology and „critical“ philosophy – deserves a new look now that more material has appeared in the Husserliana, forcefully demonstrating the „transcendental Husserl“ and the Kantian influence on his phenomenology, and given the overall growing …